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Updated: 17-Jan-2026 2:59pm

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NY Extremes

High Temperature

38°F at Jfk International Airport, NY

Low Temperature

-4°F at Ogdensburg Municp Ap, NY

High Precipatation

0.16in at Syracuse Hancock Intl Ap, NY

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

USA Extremes

High Temperature

89°F at Cyril E. King Airport, VI

Low Temperature

-17°F at Mount Washington, NH

High Precipatation

0.74in at Minot Afb, ND

Data courtesy of NWS-CPC

World Extremes

High Temperature

114°F at Telfer Aero, Australia

Low Temperature

-64°F at Suhana, Russia

High Precipatation

5.16in at Palmerville, Australia

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WINTER STORM WARNING - NIAGARA - NORTHERN ERIE - ORLEANS


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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office

019 FXUS61 KBUF 171858 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 158 PM EST Sat Jan 17 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Gale
Watch issued for Lake Erie Monday through Monday night.  Winter Storm
Watches upgraded to Winter Storm Warnings off Lake Erie beginning Sunday
afternoon through Wednesday.  Winter storm Watches upgraded to Winter Storm
Warnings off Lake Ontario beginning Sunday morning through Wednesday.

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion

No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today as of 01/17/2026 2:59pm

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Weather Conditions Updated: @ 2:59pm

Temperature

Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed

36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall

Currently: 34.4°F Trend: /hr Wind Chill 30°F Humidex 30.5°F 24 Hour +/- 9.9°F ---
Today High 35.9°F 1:05 PM	Today Low 28.7°F 12:00 AM
Yest.High 28.8°F 11:56 PM	Yest.Low 9.6°F 7:33 AM
Last Year High 37.0°F	Last Year Low 21.5°F
Station Record High* 43.6°F 2017	Station Record Low* 0.2°F 2015
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010


	It is now Moderately drizzling
	WNW 4.6 Gusting to: 5.0
Light Breeze
	Total Rainfall Today: 0.05 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.1 of 100

This Afternoon Chance Snow Showers	Tonight Chance Snow Showers	Sunday Snow
Hi 35 °F	Lo 18 °F	Hi 24 °F

Dew Point

Rainfall

Wind

Sun/Moon

Current:	32.0°F
Last Hour:	0.3°F
High 1:59 PM:	32.4°F
Low 12:00 AM:	25.0°F
Record High:	82.4°F on Jun-19-2024
Record Low:	-24.5°F on Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb:	33.5°F

Today:	0.05 in
Rate (/hr):	0.030 in
Storm Rain:	0.04 in
Last 24 Hours:	0.05 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Previous 7 Days:	0.36 in
Jan Rain:	1.43 in
Jan to Date Average:¹⁰	0.98 in
Jan to Date +/- from Avg:¹⁰	0.45 in
Jan Avg:	1.76 in
+/- from Avg:	0.33 in
2025 Total:	1.43 in
Year To Date Average:¹¹	0.98 in
Year To Date +/- from Avg:¹¹	0.45 in
7 rain days in 2026
8 days in January 0 straight days without rain

Current:	WNW 4.6 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg:	6.7 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg:	5.8 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg:	7.3 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg:	7.3 mph
Todays Wind Run:	57.10 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	5.0 mph
High Last Hour:	15.0 mph WSW
Todays High:	17.3 mph 1:09 PM
January High:	39.0 mph Jan-9
2025 High:	39.0 mph Jan-9
Record Gust:	62.6 mph Dec-25-2014

Sunlight:

9 hrs 25 min
20 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
1 min 47 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)

Waning Crescent

1%
Illuminated

Humidity/Feels Like

Barometer

Feels Like:	30.5°F
Humidity:	91%
Last Hour +/-:	3%
High 8:32 AM:	91%
Low 12:31 PM:	84%
Record High:	100% Sep-4-2018
Record Low:	16% May-10-2022

Current:	1010.8 mb
Last Hour:	Steady
High 10:45 AM:	1011.7
Low 3:39 AM:	1008.9
Record High:	1048.1 mb Dec-14-2024
Record Low:	978.7 mb Jan-10-2024

Heating Degree Days

Snow³

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	21.2
Jan:	583.8
2026 to Date:	582.9
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Jan Snow:	10.50 in
Jan Avg:	14.17 in
Diff from Avg:	-3.67 in
Season Total:²	17.30 in
Snow Depth:	0.00 in
1 snow day in January
3 snow days this season.²
First Snow of Season: --
Average 1st Snow:

Current:	30.2°F
Low 12:07 AM:	21.9°F
Yesterday:	-0.8°F
Record:	-26.3°F Feb-20-2015

Quality
Index⁶:
42

Good

Density:
1.28 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

Jan-17

1.0

Jan-18

1.0

Jan-19

1.1

Sunrise is at: 7:42 am

Solar Noon: 12:24

Sunset is at: 5:07 pm

Almanac

Cloud Height

Station All Time Records

Outlook

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	29.9°F
Sunrise:	7:42 am
Sunset:	5:07 pm
Moonrise:	7:16 am
Moonset:	3:45 pm
Full Moon:	Jan-03-2026
New Moon:	19:53 UTC Jan-18-2026

Cloud Height:

1143 ft

HIGHS:	LOWS:
97.7°F Jul-10-2020	-18.9°F Jan-24-2011
Daytime Records
95.5°F Jul-10-2020	-1.1°F Feb-15-2015
Nitetime Records
80.1°F Jul-08-2020	-11.4°F Jan-24-2014
ICN:21 \| S3C2:1 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \|

Tonight

Tonight: Chance Snow Showers

Chance Snow Showers

¹ . ² Snow season July 1st to June 30th. ³ Snow is manually measured a few times a day as needed 0.01 = a trace . ⁶ Air Quality Index is provided by Minnesota Polution Control Agency and is updated between the hours of 6AM and Midnight. ¹⁰ Historical average only to day 17 of just the month of January for this station since 2010. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 17 of Januaryfor this station since 2010.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Chance Snow Showers

Hi 35 °F

NWS forecast: A chance of snow showers before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Southwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight

Chance Snow Showers

Lo 18 °F

NWS forecast: A chance of snow showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Sunday Snow	Sunday Night Snow	M.L. King Jr. Day Heavy Snow And Areas Of Blowing Snow	Monday Night Chance Snow Showers	Tuesday Chance Snow Showers	Tuesday Night Chance Snow Showers	Wednesday Light Snow Likely
Hi 24 °F	Lo 19 °F	Hi 25 °F	Lo 7 °F	Hi 15 °F	Lo 9 °F	Hi 32 °F

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